Baker&#39;s pan



April 15, 1930. F. zcHARlAs BAKER S PAN Filed July 17, 1929 W/l//l//l/ hfH Patented Apr. 15, 1930 f 1,?54y812 UNITED sr ara rice FRED ZACI-IARIAS, OF MINEOLA, NEW' YORK, .ASSGNOR TO HIMSELF AND .ALBERT CY EGGERT, OI MINEOLA, NEJV YORK i BAKER/S PAN Application filed July 17, 1923. Serial No. 378,822. l

My invention relates to bakers pans, and of the thickness of a cake to be baked therein, more particularly to a pan tor use n the proand a trame removably mounted in said dish duction of cotlee cakes or like articles. consisting of parting plates entendit/ig lon- Hel-etOfOI-e in ,the bakingindustry it has git-udinally and laterally of said dish and been the practice to mix the dough used in oit a height relatively greater than the sides 55 the making ot coffee cakes, and proof and ot the dish, whereby said dish is divided into bake it as a unit in a large pan, the baked a plurality of separate compartments and cake being cut into the desired number ot Said plates project above the sides of said pieces ot' the desired size alter the removal dish and the tops ol cakes baked therein; and

of the pan from the oven. When following in such other novel ifeatures ol construction 60 this procedure there is not only likelihoodot and combination oi parts as are hereinafter different portions of the cake in the pan set forth and described,and more particularly being baked to a. varying degree, but the inpointed out in the claims hereto appended. dividual cakes cut from the large cake, pre- Referring tothe drawingssent edges Which readily dry out, so that With F ig. l is a plan view of a baker-s pan eme5 very slight ageing ot the cake there is an bodying my invention; apparent staleness which does not, in tact, llig. 2 is a side vievv partly broken awaf exist. There is also likelihood ot loss, due showing tufo of such pans stacked for prost to the breaking of the crust When cutting the ing purposes;

2c cake, or particularly with the so-called `liig. 3 is a perspective view ot a removable To crumb coli'ee cakes, of the cake talling'to` iframe, separate trom the pan proper; and Ward the center ot' the pan With a resultant Fig. l is a view showing the manner ot loss to the baker. connecting the plates of the traine.

With the old practice, using a large bake Like letters refer to like parts throughout pan, each of the pans must be lett uponthe the several vievvs.

table or bench, or be placed in a rack during In the embodiment of the invention shown proofin, Which requires the 'provision oi' in the drawings, the dish proper is of the considerable space in a bake shop Where the construction usually employed in bake shops production of coilee cakes is even fairly small. andmay be oi any desired 'dimensions This o 1ilith the above conditions in mind, I have dish has a bottom portion a and sides Z), c,

produced a. bakers pan especially adapted tor (Z and c of a height approximately that oi the use in the production ot cotlee cakes, which thickness ot a cake to be baked in the pan. pan can be used, not only to more effectively he top ot the sides ot said dish may be reproof the product, but to avoid Wastage due infor-ced by beading in the usual manner.

to improper baking and possible falling of l haye illustrated the invention in connecs any portion of the cake in a pan. Furthertion vvith a pan :tor producing sin substanmore, `in a pan embodying the invention? a tially rectangular c oiliee cakes` the dish plurality ot cakes ot the` desired commercial proper having positioned therein a trame sizemay be produced, each of which cakes embodyingy therein parting plates dividing 40 will have substantially the same qualities as the-interior or the dish into the desired numoo every other, thus avoiding loss due to the cut.- ber ot independent compartments. This ting ot a cake baked as aunit in a pan. Each iframe consists ol a longitudinally, extending 'of the cakes of commercial size baked in a parting plate f, having secured thereto a plupan embodying my invention, may be rerality ot transversely extending parting movable therefrom With ease. ready for displates g and 7L. lWhile the plates of this iframe o5 tribution Without cutting andv Without unare preferably made of fairly thin sheet necessary handlnog metal, other materials may be used it de- The invention consists primarily in a sired. bakerspan embodying therein ametallic dish i The' longitudinally extending plate f exhaving sides of a height approximately that tends from closely adjacent one of the sides ico b to closely adjacent the opposite side c,

while the plates g and h extend from closely adjacent the side d to closely adjacent the side e. This close fitting of the frame affords '5 a plurality of independent non-communicating compartments so that the dough in each compartment, during proofing, will not become attached to the dough in other compartments to an extent to interfere with the free removal fromV the pan of the cakes formed of said dough.

The frame, consisting of the plates f, g and h, rests upon the bottom of, and is removable from, the dish, so that upon the completion of the baking of a batch of dough in a pan, the frame. in its entirety, may be removed from the dish, thus leaving the baked cakes in a condition where they lnay be removed b hand or by means of a spatula from the dish Without any cutting, the cake so removed being ready for immediate delivery.

The plates f, g and h are of a height relatively greater than the heights of the sides of the dish, or of the thickness of a cake to be baked in the pan. The purpose of this is tw-fold. to wit: to facilitate proofing and permitthe convenient removal of the frame rom the pan by merely grasping the/portions of the frame projecting above-the cake.

At the point of intersection of the plates f, g and h respectively, these plates are cut for approximately one-half of their depth so that they will match together and permit them to be secured at the top and bottom where there will be no rough spots which will interfere with the withdrawal of the frame. This constructionis shownin Fig. 4 in connection with the platesf and g, one of the slots being shown at f and the other at g. A slot f2 cooperates with a slot h2 as indicated in Fig. 3.

In the use of a pan embodying the invention, the procedure is substantially as follows A frame having been properly seatedin the dish, the bottom andsides of the dish and the plates ofthe frame are greased in the usual manner. A batch of dough, suliicient to make a cake approximatingthat made by former methods in a pan of the size of the dish used, is divided into a number of equal portions, corresponding with the number of compartments formed` within the pan by the frame, and each portion of the dough'is put in a compartment. When all of the compart-` ments are filled, a second pan is similarly filled and placed on top ofthe other pan, resting upon the projecting tops of the parting plates of the frame. A considerable number of pans may thus be stacked upon a table, all of the pans so stacked occupying merely the space required for asingle pan.

When the pansy are so stacked, they are left for the time required for proofing, air being free to circulate between the superimposed pans to facilitate proofing. After the dough has been properly proofed, the desired number of pans are placed in the oven for the required time. The heat during the baking operation will not only sear the portions of the dough in contact with the bottom e and sides I), c. d and e, but also those portions of the dough in contact with the parting plates f, g and L of the frame, since these plates Will readily absorb and transmit heat.

After the dough has been properly baked, thepans are removed from the oven, and While the cake is still hot, the baker grasps the projecting portions of the plates of the frame and lifts this from the dish, leaving a plurality of independent, separate cakes, corresponding in size and'in quality. in the pan. from which they may be removed as requiredwithout the use of' a knife.

I have found, in actual practice, that with a pan embodying the-invention, the transmission of heat through the plates of the frame, and the separation of the different portions of the dough within a dish by saidY plates, avoids the possibility of the falling of any portion of the cake during or following haking.

Furthermore, the light crust entirelyabout the cakes baked in eachcompartment due to the presence of the frame, tends to preserve the appearance and quality of freshness throughout and about each cake. By using a pan embodying the invention, I have found that it is possible to produce coffee cakes of uniform lightness and quality as to every portion of every batch of dough, it being understood that when I refer to a batch of dough, I mean a quantity sufficient to fill all of the compartments of a pan,

The -removability of the` frame is primarily for the purpose of permitting it to be lifted from the cakes in a pan as described, ease of cleaning both the dish and the frame by reason of such removability being of secondary importance.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the dimensions of the dish, or to the number and length of the plates forming the frame. It is possible, with the use of a frame suchas I have described, to increase the size of the dish as compared with those now commonly used, the size of the latter having been determined largely by the maximum dimensions permissible Without likelihood of falling of the cake at the center. As stated, the presence of the partition, and the transmission of the heat therethrough to the dough during baking and well Within the pan has the effect of minimizing -likelihood of the falling of the cake in any particular compartment, irrespective of the number of such com- A partments formed byy a. frame.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is

1. A bakers panembodying therein-a metallic dish having sides of a height approximately that ofthe thickness of a cake to be baked therein, and a frame removably mounted in said dish consisting of parting plates extending longitudinally and laterally of said dish and of a height relatively greater than the sides of the dish, whereby said dish is divided into a plurality of separate compartments and said plates project above the sides of said dish and the tops of cakes baked there- 1n.

2. A bakers pan embodying therein a metallic dish having sides, and means dividing said dish into a plurality of non-communicating compartments and projecting above the sides of said dish, whereby in stacking a plurality of pans when prooing, air space is aforded between said pans, and gripping areas are aorded for removing said frame from said dish.

3. A bakers pan embodying therein a metallic dish having sides of a height approximately that of the thickness of a cake to be baked therein, and a frame removably mounted in said dish consisting of a metallic parting plate extending longitudinally of, and into close engagement with, opposite sides of said dish, and metallic plates secured to said first named plate extending laterally of, and

closely adjacent the other opposite sides of, said dish, said plates being of a height relatively greater than the sides of the dish, said frame dividing said dish into a plurality of non-communicating compartments and affording space between a plurality of piled pans to facilitate prooing, and affording gripping areas for removing said frame from said dish.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto ailixed my signature this 12th day of July, 1929.

FRED ZACHARIAS. 

